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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 6-3-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 2 - 0 CELTIC Alessandro Matri (24′) Fabio Quagliarella (65′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Firay Aydinus (Turkey) Attendance: 39011‎ Matri & Quagliarella ease Italian giants into last eight Antonio Conte's men displayed their European pedigree with a perfectly-executed victory over the Bhoys. Mar 6, 2013 Juventus cruised into the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Celtic at Juventus Stadium. With a 3-0 advantage from the first leg, Antonio Conte's men proved devastating on the counterattack as goals from Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella either side of the break ensured their progression to the next round. Given their lead from the first leg, a Juve side with five changes from last Friday's Serie A draw with Napoli predictably showed minimal urgency during the early exchanges and were content to draw Celtic forward and look to hit them on the counterattack. Joe Ledley attempted to give the SPL leaders some direction from midfield, but it was not until the 21st minute that they looked liked breaking through a defence that had conceded just four times in their seven previous European matches this season. The Wales midfielder arrowed a sweetly-struck attempt from 25 yards, only to see his shot go agonisingly close to finding the top corner. But at the highest level such margins can often prove costly, and Neil Lennon's men suffered a hammer blow as the Bianconeri took the lead three minutes later. Gary Hooper was caught on the ball by Andrea Barzagli and the centre-back fed Quagliarella inside the area. Fraser Forster was equal to the forward's shot but could only send it into the path of Matri, who followed up for a simple finish. Hooper almost immediately atoned for his error as his touch drastically changed the direction of Kris Commons' shot, but Gianluigi Buffon readjusted to turn the ball behind. However, there was nothing the keeper could do as Giorgios Samaras drifted in from the left and flashed a low cross across the face of the goal. Unfortunately, Hooper failed to react quick enough as the pass evaded his stretching toes as the visitors went in search of an equaliser. At the start of the second half the Old Lady showed a greater desire to attack and could well have doubled their lead soon after the restart. Matri teed up Quagliarella inside the area, from Paul Pogba's pass into the area, though this time Forster was able to parry the striker's shot away to safety. Celtic's ambition had visibly taken a knock and a free header from Efe Ambrose that bounced down and cleared the crossbar just before the hour mark was as close as they came to finding the net. Juve would once more make the visitors rue that missed chance as Arturo Vidal beat the offside trap, latching onto an exquisite Andrea Pirlo pass and squaring for Quagliarella to add the finishing touch with 65 minutes played. The tempo of the game soon fizzled out with the outcome clearly finalised, leaving Celtic winless in 10 visits to Italy. The Bianconeri, meanwhile, go marching on into the quarter-finals.

Quagliarella cerca il goal alla Quagliarella.

Scriveremo anche noi una lettera di protesta alla Uefa.

SAMAURIS

FABIO QUAGLIARELLA 2-0

Gemellaggio dei tifosi. Dopo pochi minuti: Celtic, Celtic V********O.

I tifosi del Celtic fanno festa.

Ambrose schiaccia male la palla di testa come all'andata non é goal.

Asamoah

Mazzarri lascerá il Napoli ... Lennon sará il loro prossimo allenatore.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 6-3-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS - CELTIC Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Firay Aydinus (Turkey) HT 1-0: Matri sinks Celtic again Mar 6, 2013 Alessandro Matri scored at Parkhead and beat Fraser Forster again, as Juventus lead Celtic 1-0 at half-time. The Bianconeri had a 3-0 lead from the first leg in Glasgow, so rested players such as Claudio Marchisio, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Giorgio Chiellini and Mirko Vucinic. Luca Marrone had his debut Champions League start. Giorgios Samaras and Charlie Mulgrew were available again for the Hoops. The weather in Turin was awfully familiar for the 3,000 travelling Scottish fans, as it had been raining heavily all day. The Celtic all-black strip was also familiar, as it resembled Juve’s away kit. A classy Paul Pogba ‘Cruyff turn’ set up Fabio Quagliarella, but the striker was not quick enough and Fraser Forster was able to smother at his feet. Both Quagliarella and Joe Ledley unleashed screamers from distance that went wide, though the Celtic man was considerably closer to the top corner. It was Juventus who took the lead with Alessandro Matri and a real poacher’s goal. Andrea Barzagli was responsible for much of it, as he robbed a distracted Gary Hooper in midfield, set up Quagliarella for a shot between Kelvin Wilson’s legs, beaten away by Forster into the path of Matri. Gigi Buffon needed a sensational one-handed save on the line when Kris Commons’ shot was deflected by Hooper, but the goalkeeper somehow readjusted his position to palm it upwards. Arturo Vidal threatened to make it 2-0 on the counter, but leaned back to fire over the bar from the D. Samaras had a great chance when he got down the left past Federico Peluso and flashed a ball across the face of goal, but Hooper came sliding in a fraction of a second too late to make contact. Vidal went on the counter, his shot too weak and central to beat Forster. Juventus 1-0 Celtic (Half-Time, 4-0 on agg) Scorers: Matri 24 (J) JUVENTUS: Buffon; Barzagli, Marrone, Bonucci; Padoin, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Peluso; Matri, Quagliarella CELTIC: Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Wanyama, Izaguirre; Samaras, Kayal, Ledley, Mulgrew; Commons, Hooper Ref: Aydinus (TUR)

58% possesso palla per il Celtic nel primo tempo!

Errore di Padoin.

Quaglia rischia il giallo.

Scozzesi vicini all'1-1.

ANDREA PIRLO!

Samauras ...

Mission impossible per il Celtic.

Lennon, ora ne dovete fare 4.

Grandissimo Barzagli!

ALESSANDRO MATRI 1-0

L'arbitro é turco come quello di ieri sera di Man united-Real.

Quagliarella sbaglia il passaggio.

Bel tiro di Ledley, di poco fuori.

Ingenuo Peluso.